Pope Francis, in support of
efforts by Caritas Internationalis, a Vatican-based federation of
charities, has called for a sustained campaign of 'Prayer and Action' to
combat hunger around the globe. He has also promoted a special prayer
for the effort. Known as the "Food for All" prayer, the faithful are
called to recite this prayer and act in accord by giving and supporting
the Holy Father's plea on behalf of those who hunger.

Proclaiming
"all people enjoy the right to food," the Holy Father's prayer exhorts
all the world's citizens to find solutions to world hunger.

We
can end world hunger with a combined, sustained campaign of prayer and
giving. We can eradicate world hunger by 2025. Only devout prayer and
thoughtful generosity will suffice to feed the nearly 1 billion people,
mostly children, who struggle with hunger. You can make a difference
right now. Every Vita Meal donation will buy one month of nourishing
meal replacement for a child. Donate now and feed a child.

"A way
has to be found to enable everyone to benefit from the fruits of the
earth, and not simply to close the gap between the affluent and those
who must be satisfied with the crumbs falling from the table, but above
all to satisfy the demands of justice, fairness and respect for every
human being,"

--Pope Francis, Address to the Food and Agricultural Organization, June 20, 2013.

Please join us wherever you are by reciting the prayer at the bottom of this page and please invite others to join you.

Please tweet, Facebook post, and send us pictures of you and your community praying for an end to world hunger on the Catholic Online Facebook Page, which you can like and follow here.

Finally, make a considered and deliberate act to JOIN WITH POPE FRANCIS and CATHOLIC ONLINE to end world hunger by clicking here and donating VitaMeal to feed one person (or more) for 30 days.

Your
donation will be made through Your Catholic Voice Foundation, a 503c
corporation and is tax deductible. The full 100 percent of the food you
donate will be delivered on the ground to someone in need.

Catholic Online has also launched Catholic Team Global
to assist Pope Francis in his fight against world hunger. Most of the
aid we deliver will be raised via generous contributions from you. As
you continue to pray for the success of the Pope's mission, you must
also act. By joining Catholic Team Global, you do your part to answer the Pope's call to action.

Remember, people need food to survive and prayer to thrive. Simple food or simple prayer alone will not suffice.

One Human Family Food For All Campaign Prayer - Pope Francis and Caritas International

O God, you entrusted to us the fruits of all creation so that we might care for the earth and be nourished with its bounty.

You sent us your Son to share our very flesh and blood and to teach us your Law of Love. Through His death and resurrection, we have been formed into one human family.

Jesus showed great concern for those who had no food - even transforming five loaves and two fish into a banquet that served five thousand and many more.

We come before you, O God, conscious of our faults and failures, but full of hope, to share food with all members in this global family.

Through your wisdom, inspire leaders of government and of business, as well as all the world's citizens, to find just, and charitable solutions to end hunger by assuring that all people enjoy the right to food.

Thus we pray, O God, that when we present ourselves for Divine Judgment, we can proclaim ourselves as "One Human Family" with "Food for All".

Pope Francis Prayer Intentions for March 2015
Universal: Scientists: That those involved in scientific research may serve the well-being of the whole human person.
Evangelization: Contribution of women: That the unique contribution of women to the life of the Church may be recognized always.

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